The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2413 page)

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Takb
r
(Arab., the verbal noun from the reflexive verb
kabbara
, ‘to magnify’, ‘to confess the greatness of’). A technical term, denoting the saying, by the Muslim, of
All
hu akbar
, ‘greater is God’, in the prayer ritual, in the
dh
n
, or call to prayer, and in personal devotion.
Takht
(Pañj
b
, ‘throne’).
1. Five historical Sikh shrines where decisions taken by the sa
gat are authoritative. The takhts are
Ak
l Takht
,
Amritsar
; Harimandir
S
hib
, Pa
n
; Ke
ga
h S
hib,
Ana
pur
; Haz
r S
hib,
Nande
; Damdama S
hib, near Batinda in the Pañjab.
2. Wooden frame on which
di

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